Privy



(N o Model.)

J. J. LOVEJOYK: L. KRAFT.

PRIVY.

Patented Sept. 21, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEic JAMES J. LOVEJOY AND LOUIS KRAFT, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

PRIVY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,399, dated September 21,1886.

Application filed October 14, 1885. Serial No. 179,846. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

- Beit known that we, JAMEs J. LOVEJOY and LOUIS KRAFT, both residents of Wheeling, in the county of Ohio and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful lmprove'ments in Privies; and we do hereby .declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in privies, and it has for its objects to provide for burning or cremating the contents of the same, so as to save the expense of carting it away and the inconveniences attendant upon earth-closets and water-closets. The ob- 2o jects we attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure lrepresents a vertical sectional view of a privy or closet constructed according to our invention; Fig. 2, a horizontal sectional ,view of the same, taken on the line :20 w of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a horizontal sectional view taken on the liney y of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2 zof Fig. 3.

The letter A indicates the closet or privy, which is constructed of any suitable material. B indicates the vault, which is constructed of brick-work lined with sheet-iron to pro tect the brick-work from the direct action of the fire. The vault is provided with a grate, O, at a suitable distance above the bottom,and with a door, D, at one end for the purpose of inserting and removing the box E. The said door is provided with a smaller door, F, for convenience in firing.

The box E is constructed of sheet-iron, and is supported by lugs E,resting upon flanges G, extending from the sides of the vault, as shown. From the upper part of the vault, at one end, extends a flue, H, upward through the top of the closet or privy.

The letter I indicates a horizontal partition located in the vault above the box, forming a flue through which the products of combustion pass in order to cause the. same to circn:

late around the box, and thus insure the thorough cremation of its contents The letter K indicates the top of the vault, which forms the seat of theprivy. This contains one or more holes, L, which are provided with removable tapering tubes M, of earthenware or other suitable material, extending a short distance into the box below. The vault is also provided with a metallic cover,N,which is placed over it during the operation of ore mation.

The operation of our invention isas follows: When it becomes necessary or desirable to burn or cremate the contents of the box, the cover N is placed upon the top of the vault, and fuel is introduced below the same and lighted. The fire is continued until the contents are entirely burned, the foul gases being consumed as the operation proceeds, the final gaseous products which are innocuous passing off through the vertical flue. The small quantity of ashes left in the box is then removed, and the privy is in condition for use.

It is evident-that our invention may be used for crematiug refuse of all descriptionssuch as butchers offal, slops, and the like.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the vault or furnace, of the open removable box located above the grate-bars below the apertures in the seat, the removable cover, whereby the furnace may be closed for cremation, and the flue for the escape of the products of combustion and- .our own we hereby affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMEs J. LOVEJOY. Louis KRAFT.

Witnesses:

GHAs. 0. BOOK, J. V. L. Ronennson. 

